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A woman in her 70s has died in a car crash in Co Meath.
Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene on the N2 at Balrath Cross following the collision between a car and a van at about 3.35pm.
The woman, who was driving the car, was pronounced dead at the scene. Her body was removed to the mortuary at Navan Hospital where a postmortem is due to take place.
No other injuries were reported in the aftermath of the crash.
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The road where the collision occurred remained closed on Friday night with local diversions in place. A technical examination of the scene was being carried out by forensic collision investigators.
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to come forward and any road users with video or dash-cam footage is asked to make this available to them.